Movin' on up

Haven't posted in a while, been putting most of my free time into playing and by the time the session is over it's usually bed time, leaving me no time to post. I'm starting to put more volume in and it's going very well. I moved up to 10NL and have been winning consistently. I feel it's reasonably different than 5NL, but I'm enjoying it so far.

A huge thanks to Jasons from 2P2 who posted a video/contest thread, you can find it here. Great video and I recommend a watch, the contest thing was a really cool idea. I managed to get the 100th post while 4tabling late at night and I'm really happy I was able to. Tonight I did my first sweat session (ever) and it went really well. He sweated me for 45 mins or so and we talked a lot about marginal situations and he really gave me some great overarching advice that applies to poker in general and especially my limits. Staying out of those marginal situations, not getting fancy when you don't need to, a bit of help on my pre-flop game, etc. I think sweat sessions are by far the best way to learn anything, being able to talk things over after they happen and while they happen is just invaluable.

I think we'll wait about a week and then I'll have another sweat session with him and he's going to also do a stat review with me to discuss possible leaks and things to improve on. Jasons knows his stuff, and I'm extremely grateful for him to be giving back to the community as he is. He 18 tables 100NL and posts 2-3PTBB/100 profit, so... yeah. Balla'.

For the 2P2 micro sweat sessions for the month I'm paired with MacAvoy, who lives a few hours away and plays 25NL. I feel bad because I won't really be able to help him that much, but I hope we can do quite a few sweats together because it really is so helpful. Definitely looking forward to it. I'm still planning on doing a January review, probably this weekend. I'll post my graphs and some of my stats so I can sort of keep track of them month to month. Here are some quick stats of my 10NL play so far and a pot from tonight which proved to be my largest ever.

10NL
Hands played: 2,738
Hours: 12.88
Amount Won: $77.20
BB/100: 14.10

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MP: $15.65
Hero (CO): $18.85
BTN: $5.05
SB: $20.10
BB: $10.00
UTG: $11.40
UTG+1: $22.15

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is CO with K K
2 folds, MP raises to $2, Hero raises to $7.50, 3 folds, MP raises to $15.65 all in, Hero calls $8.15
Flop: ($31.45) K 4 3 (2 players - 1 is all in)
Turn: ($31.45) 6 (2 players - 1 is all in)
River: ($31.45) Q (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $31.45
MP shows J J (a pair of Jacks)
Hero shows K K (three of a kind, Kings)
Hero wins $29.90
(Rake: $1.55)


I like poker.



Bankroll: $361.32

I like weekends

Hands Played: 2,303
Hours: 13.47
Amount Won: 62.84
BB/100: 27.29
Tables: 2-4

These stats include Friday (posted below). I love weekends! I played my first 1,000 hand session on Saturday (just over 5 hours, 1,130 hands). I was on the tables that long mostly due to the table talk. I somehow managed to start the session with quad Jacks and end up $11 only to somehow end the session up $1.28... woops. Aside from that Sunday and Friday were both very profitable. There weren't many noteworthy hands to post and not much else worth noting. I've started to open up my aggression pre-flop and am 3 betting when appropriate and starting to try and isolate the limpers and improve my game.

I plan to move up to NL10 very soon. I played literally one orbit at a table that started out a bit fishy, but went downhill so I just left. I'm not expecting too many troubles adjusting to the stack sizes as I tend to think in BB's when it comes to bet sizing. Stacking off should be easier, which may lead to more variance, but hopefully also more money.

I plan on doing a January review perhaps later tonight or sometime this week to look back at the month and maybe check some notable hands and my play on them. For February I'm looking to put in more volume and move up to NL10 and keep grinding the roll.

I also have some good ideas in mind for a large guide-type post and possibly accompanying video for 2p2. I think the hump of beating the limit for the micros can be a challenge for some. It was for me, as it took me a month and a half or more just to post a profit and start to beat the limit. I don't want to make it yet as I'm still pretty green, but I think I can write a guide and make a video that can have anyone beating NL2/5/10(?) after watching it. That's the goal, at least.

Oh yeah, I also changed the name of the blog... much better I think. If you're a fish and would like some free poker lessons, see this post in uNL February BBV. Seriously, don't limp AA in the micros. Ever. They all deserved it if you ask me.

Bankroll: $282.67